On Shabbos Parshios Acharei Mos – Kedoshim, May 2, EHM will warmly welcome Rabbi Shalom Hammer as our scholar in residence. Rabbi Hammer will be speaking on Shabbos morning, before mincha and will offer a multimedia presentation at our Motzei Shabbos melava malka.

Rabbi Shalom Hammer has lived in Israel for the past 25 years. He served in the Rabbinate Division of the Israeli Defense Forces and currently serves as a lecturer for the IDF to help motivate troops in all divisions and infuse Jewish Identity. Previously, he taught at the Yeshivat Hesder Kiryat Gat affiliated with Sderot. Currently Rabbi Hammer is involved in his own initiative offering lectures throughout the country on the basics of Judaism to many secular kibbutzim and moshavim. He also serves as a lecturer for The Israel Government Fellows of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center and has authored four books, most recently Derash Yehonatan. Rabbi Hammer is a contributing writer for the Jerusalem Post and has lectured in Jewish communities throughout the Diaspora including the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia.

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